Cyperaceae
Carex

Carex sparsinux C.B.Clarke ex Franch.

First published in Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., sér. 3, 10: 66 (1898)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. China. It is a perennial and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China South-Central, China Southeast

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Takahashi, K.T. & al. (2023). Biosystematic studies of Carex (Cyperaceae) III.. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 74: 71-103.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. & Simpson, D.A. (2007). World Checklist of Cyperaceae. Sedges: 1-765. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Carex filipes var. sparsinux.]
  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Carex filipes var. sparsinux.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Takahashi, K.T. & al. (2023). Biosystematic studies of Carex (Cyperaceae) III.. Acta Phytotaxonomica et Geobotanica 74: 71-103.

Other Data

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Sources

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0